William M. LaFon

W. M. LaFon

President of the Senate of West Virginia
In office 1939–1941
Preceded by	Charles E. Hodges
Succeeded by	Byron B. Randolph
Member of the West Virginia Senate for the 10th District
Personal details
Born	(1888-03-08)March 8, 1888 Waiteville, West Virginia
Died	February 4, 1941(1941-02-04) (aged 52) Charleston, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jessemine Showalter
Residence	Union, West Virginia
Profession	attorney

William Madison LaFon (March 8, 1888 – February 4, 1941) was the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Monroe County and served from 1939 to 1941.^[1]^[2] He died of a heart attack in 1941.^[3]

References

↑ West Virginia. Legislature. Senate (1941). Journal and Bills. 1. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
↑ West Virginia Bar Association (1942). Report of the West Virginia Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting. 57. The Association. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
↑ "Wm. M. LaFon, Former Senate President, Dies", Charleston Gazette, Wednesday, February 05, 1941, Charleston, West Virginia, United States Of America

Political offices
Preceded by Charles E. Hodges	President of the WV Senate 1939–1941	Succeeded by Byron B. Randolph

Presidents of the West Virginia Senate

Phelps Stevenson D. Farnsworth Baker Sperry Johnson Arnett Summers T. Farnsworth Price Carr McCreery Wiley Worley Whitaker Marshall Smith May Northcott McDermott Forman Hatfield Woods England Goodykoontz Sinsel Arnold Shaffer Coffman White Mathews Hodges LaFon Randolph Paull Vickers Johnston Bean Carson Jackson McCourt Brotherton McGraw Tonkovich Tucker Burdette Tomblin Kessler Cole Carmichael (Designate)

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